Aviation accident ANC99LA089

Name: aviation accident: Cessna 140 near SITKA (1999-07-04)
Start: 1999-07-04
Location: SITKA, AK, USA

NONE · Cessna 140 · 1999-07-04 · SITKA, AK, USA

Event

NTSB number: ANC99LA089
Event ID: 20001212X19133
Type: Accident
Date: 1999-07-04
Location: SITKA, AK, USA
Coordinates: 56.729064, -135.000366

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Cessna
Model: 140
Registration: N3579V
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions. Factors in the accident were a crosswind, and the pilot's lack of total experience in the type of airplane.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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